Chemotherapy With or Without Surgery, Radiation Therapy, or Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Young Patients With Kidney Tumors
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which therapy regimen is most effective for treating patients with kidney tumors. PURPOSE: Phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
21 years and below
Trial Updated:
07/23/2014
Locations: St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Cancer Center, Duluth, Minnesota +3 locations
Conditions: Kidney Cancer
Lobradimil and Carboplatin in Treating Children With Brain Tumors
Completed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Lobradimil may increase the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of carboplatin and lobradimil in treating children with brain tumors that have not responded to previous treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
21 years and below
Trial Updated:
08/14/2013
Locations: St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Cancer Center, Duluth, Minnesota +3 locations
Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors